Lillian Hanly recently came across a haka by Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae that went viral on Facebook at the end of last year. The meaning behind it, and the lyrics, were a challenge from the students about the way South Auckland is portrayed in popular discourse and in the media. Hamuera Kotuku Maika works at the high school in Mangere East and Lillian spoke with him to find out more.
We chat about Buzz Aldrin UFO encounter, Virgin Galactic first powered flight since 2014 crash, A Space junk removal experiment, TESS launch next week and a Swarm of black holes at Milky Way centre.
We're ready, steady, learning all the way to the bank with young entrepreneur Matt Bastion this week. A wunderkind of the university's own making, Matt is part of a team that's currently developing an app that allows musicians to connect with new fans based on what's worked for other artists in similar genres and locations. Learn more about ~ Hypebeat ~ on the website. Or, you know, just listen to this bCast. Whatever.
The Most Ambitious Crossover Event In History is being put to the ultimate test this week. No, I'm not talking about your filthy IMDb scores! And throw your Rotten Tomatoes in the bin, Jeremy! I'm talking about Fabian Fanboy's hotly-anticipated take on Marvel's latest (and greatest?), Avengers: Infinity War. But is it really all it's cracked up to be, you ask? Only one way to find out.
We're time-travelling all the way back to 2003, Singapore on this week's edition of Loose Reads. Listen as Jenna takes us through a tale of memories, powerful female friendships, and the decisions that just can't resist haunting us. It's Sharlene Teo's debut novel, Ponti.
As part of Labour’s coalition deal with NZ First they promised to support the so called ‘waka jumping’ bill. The bill would allow a party leader to expel an MP if believe the MP has acted in a way to distort political party proportionality and have the support of 2/3rds of MPs. The bill has been roundly criticised as going against the Bill of Rights Act and seen as undemocratic. Lachlan spoke with Professor Claudia Geiringer from Victoria University about the bill and the problems around it.
Today Lucy hosted our weekly catch up with the Green Party.
This week with Marama Davidson discussed the reasons behind the recent portfolio reshuffle and where the Greens stand on the 'Waka Jumping' Bill.
Finally, we asked about the potential crackdown on nutrient run off into our water-ways in response to National Party leader Simon Bridges comments calling it "reckless" and "an asult on the regions".
Television extraordinaire Sam Sinnott gives us the lowdown on the highly-anticipated second season of Netflix's Dear White People. Is Mikey a fan? Is PC culture simply taking it too far? There's only one way to find out.
Scientists say we still have time to address climate change and we've made headway, but we still have a long way to go. What do we need to do to combat climate change, and how worried should we be about global warming? Maria Armoudian speaks with renowned climate scientist Michael E. Mann.
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